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House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., leaves the House chamber after a rule governing debate on Section 702 of FISA and other measures was adopted Wednesday.

House overcomes floor hurdle on spy authority reauthorization

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted April 29, 2026 at 4:22pm
The districts of, from left, Democratic Reps. Kathy Castor, Darren Soto and Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida would become more Republican under Gov. Ron DeSantis' proposed congressional map.

Florida Republicans approve new congressional map pushed by DeSantis

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted April 29, 2026 at 1:09pm, Updated at 3:50pm
Voting rights activists protest outside the Supreme Court as the court heard arguments in October in a case challenging Louisiana's congressional map.

Supreme Court invalidates Louisiana congressional map over race

By Michael Macagnone
Posted April 29, 2026 at 11:29am
Senate Commerce Chair Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is the lead sponsor of the legislation. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Family accounts would be mandated for kids in chatbots bill

By Allison Mollenkamp
Posted April 29, 2026 at 5:59am
King Charles III arrives to address a joint meeting of Congress in the House chamber of the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday.

For one very brief moment, a king unites a divided Congress

By Savannah Behrmann
Posted April 28, 2026 at 6:33pm
Former FBI Director James Comey arrives at the Rayburn House Office Building for a meeting with Republican members of the House Judiciary Committee and House Oversight and Government Reform Committee in 2018.

Justice Department indicts James Comey over seashell photo

By Michael Macagnone
Posted April 28, 2026 at 4:56pm, Updated at 6:31pm
Florida Rep. Daniel Webster will retire at the end of his current term. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Florida Rep. Daniel Webster is latest Republican to announce retirement

By Daniela Altimari and Michael Teitelbaum
Posted April 28, 2026 at 4:53pm
Signs urge early voters to vote yes or no on the Virginia redistricting referendum at the Ellen M. Bozman Government Center in Arlington, Va., March 31.

Virginia Supreme Court hears oral arguments on redistricting

By Michael Macagnone
Posted April 27, 2026 at 12:36pm, Updated April 28, 2026 at 3:41pm
The Supreme Court building is seen at sunset in Washington.

Supreme Court to hear oral arguments over deportation protections

By Michael Macagnone
Posted April 28, 2026 at 12:04pm
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks to reporters as he leaves the Senate Republicans’ lunch meeting in the Capitol on March 4.

GOP readies bills to fund or authorize White House ballroom

By Jacob Fulton and Aris Folley
Posted April 27, 2026 at 9:06pm
Capitol Police are seen outside the Capitol Hill Club during a meeting among House Republicans in February. A bill passed by the House this week would allow the Capitol Police Board to set a higher age for retirement waivers.

One idea to retain Capitol Police officers? Up the retirement age

By Nina Heller
Posted April 27, 2026 at 6:04pm
From left, Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C., Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, FBI Director Kash Patel, and Darren B. Cox, deputy assistant director of the FBI Criminal Investigative Division, conduct a news conference Monday at the Department of Justice about Cole Allen, the suspect in the White House Correspondents' Association dinner shooting.

California man charged in White House media gala shooting

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted April 27, 2026 at 5:45pm
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., seen in the Capitol last week, is again in the hot seat as he tries to rally GOP support for a budget resolution.

Critical test for immigration funding

By Paul M. Krawzak, Aidan Quigley and David Lerman
Posted April 27, 2026 at 5:35pm
Cassidy conducts a hearing on April 22.

Immigration debate, upfront costs are hurdles for hepatitis C bill

By Jessie Hellmann
Posted April 27, 2026 at 1:05pm
The Supreme Court building last month.

Supreme Court wipes out lower court ruling against Texas redistricting

By Michael Macagnone
Posted April 27, 2026 at 12:59pm
President Donald Trump speaks with King Charles III during a state banquet at Windsor Castle in September 2025. Charles will be in Washington to address Congress and participate in a state dinner on Tuesday. (Yui Mok/Getty Images)

This week: King Charles to address Congress amid a packed legislative agenda

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted April 27, 2026 at 6:11am
Katie Miller and Stephen Miller are escorted out after an incident at the annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner on Saturday in Washington, DC.

Shooting cuts short Trump appearance at White House media gala

By Michael Macagnone and Niels Lesniewski
Posted April 25, 2026 at 10:06pm, Updated at 11:41pm
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Wednesday.

Lawmakers buck calls to defund low-income heating program

By Ariel Cohen
Posted April 24, 2026 at 4:33pm
Kevin Warsh, nominee for chairman of the Federal Reserve, testified to the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday.

DOJ drops investigation into Fed’s Powell

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Posted April 24, 2026 at 11:44am
Lutnick testifies on Thursday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Lutnick urges boost for trade enforcement at BIS

By Allison Mollenkamp
Posted April 24, 2026 at 6:30am
Rep. Michelle Fischbach, R-Minn., speaks during a House Rules Committee hearing in the Capitol.

Year-round E15 supporters hopeful for amendment to farm bill

By David Jordan
Posted April 23, 2026 at 8:15pm
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., arrives for a meeting in the Capitol earlier this month. GOP leaders have set some ambitious goals for next week, including action on a Senate-passed budget resolution, a spy powers extension and the farm bill.

Wrapup: Senate all-nighter puts ICE in Johnson’s court

By Savannah Behrmann and Valerie Yurk
Posted April 23, 2026 at 6:03pm
Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, leaves the Capitol on Thursday. He has been among Republicans seeking changes to the FISA law. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

New FISA proposal unveiled in House

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted April 23, 2026 at 5:02pm
A sign urges early voters to vote “yes” on the Virginia redistricting referendum at the Ellen M. Bozman Government Center in Arlington, Va., last month.

Virginia Supreme Court sets oral arguments on redistricting

By Michael Macagnone
Posted April 23, 2026 at 4:41pm
The Department of Justice headquarters in Washington.

DOJ watchdog to review Epstein disclosure law compliance

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted April 23, 2026 at 4:38pm
Senate Budget Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., sponsored the budget resolution.

Budget resolution to unlock immigration funds adopted in Senate

By David Lerman and Aidan Quigley
Posted April 23, 2026 at 5:26am
Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., seen here in March, threatened to block the “vote-a-rama” from starting to call attention to amendments he was seeking to expand the reconciliation package. He relented after giving a floor speech outlining his concerns.

Budget ‘vote-a-rama’ for immigration funds kicks off in Senate

By Jacob Fulton and Aris Folley
Posted April 22, 2026 at 10:05pm
The E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse.

Judge warns attorney for Jan. 6 pipe bomber suspect

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted April 22, 2026 at 7:15pm
A Senate staffer delivers pizzas and drinks to the Capitol as the Senate braced for a previous vote-a-rama in April 2025.

Senate ‘slipping further down the slope’

By Savannah Behrmann
Posted April 22, 2026 at 6:38pm
A sign directs early voters on the Virginia redistricting referendum to the Ellen M. Bozman Government Center in Arlington, Va., last month.

Virginia judge blocks certification of redistricting referendum

By Michael Macagnone
Posted April 22, 2026 at 6:05pm